Transom-lifter



(No Model.)

J. P. WOL-LENSAK.

TRANSOM LETER.

Patented June 5, 1888.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN F. VVOLLENSK, OF` CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

TRANSOM-LIFTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 384,182, dated June 5,1888.

Application tiled January 14, 1888. Serial No. 260,764. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, J oHN F. WoLLENsAK, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Gool; and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Transom-Lifters, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention is an improvement upon my t Patent No. 310,352, datedJanuary 6, 1885, wherein a hollowliftingrod was shown having acontinuous bearing upon the` stationary guiderod.

The object of my present improvement is to dispense with the long hollowlifting-rod having a continuous bearing upon the stationary guideerod,and in place thereof to substitute a liftiuglrod solid at its lower endand hollow above, the hollow part bearing upon a guide` rod fixed at itsupper end only,and also to provide the lifter with guide-eyes whose feetor flanges, by which they are attached to the door-frame, may be changedfrom one side of the lifting-rod to the other without removing the eyesfrom the rod.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of my improvedtransom-lifter in position for use upon adoor-jamb. Fig. 2 is a sideelevation thereof, partly in section. Fig. 3is a perspective view of oneof the guide eyes, and Fig. 4 a vertical section of a guide-eye upon theline :c :n of Fig. 2.

A is the lifting-rod; B, the tubular portion thereof; C, a guide-rod; D,the shell of the fastener; E, a thumb-screw binding the rod in the shellI); F, ahaudle for operating the rod; G, a collar encircling the upperend of the tubular portion of the liftingiod; H, guideeyes attached tothe door'jamb; H', the upper eye,in which the upper end of the guide-rodis fastened, h, the adjustable flange thereof; 7L', a pin or rivetpassing through the adjustable flange and fixed to the guiding-piece ofthe guide eye; I, a bracket attached to the sash; K, a lil'terarmconnecting the bracket I and the collar G, and L a spring surroundingthe solid portion of the lifting-rod.

In construetiiig my improved transom-lifter I take a solid rod and screwor fasten one end thereof into a tube, which may be eitheran entire tubeor so nearly one as to serve the purpose hereinafter described. Thistube in its turn passes over another rod also -xed at the upper end tothe doorjamb in such a manner as to permit of the free play of the tubeup and down upon this latter rod. The lower end of this tube passesthrough a guide-eye screwed to the jamb, and is thus prevented frombeing forced by the weight of the sash against the doorjamb, theguide-eye being so placed that even when raised to its highest positionthe lower end of the tube will not pass above it. Below this guideeye Iplace another guide having immediately above and resting upon it aspiral spring,through which thesolid portion ofthe liftingrod passes,and upon which spring the tubular portion of the rod strikes whenlowered. At the upper end of the tube I fasten in a secure manner acollar which is to be connected suitably with the lifting-arm of thetransom, and which being carried up and down by the motion of theliftingrod will move such arm, thus opening or closing the transom. I donot intend, however, to confine myself to the exact form of collar shownin the drawings, as the lifting-arm may be attached in any suitablemanner to the tube.

In operating my transom-lifter I pass the solid portion of theliftingrod through the fastener and guideeyes, and screw or fasten itsupper end firmly into the tubular portion. Into the upper end of thistubular portion I insert the lower end of the guide-rod G, and thenattach the whole securely to the doorj amb or other place in which itmay be desired to use the same by fastening the guide-eyes in place andattach the lifter-arm to the tubular portion. The operator by shovingupward upon the lifting-rod moves the tubular portion thereof up uponthe guidesrod,which, carrying the liftingarm with it, opens the sash.The reverse movement closes it. The lifting-rod is to be held inposition by a thumb-screw or other device. In the downward movement ofthe tube it strikes upon the spring placed above the lower guide-eye,and its fall being softened thereby any breaking of glass by a toosudden or accidental lowering is prevented.

With the guide-eyes formerly in use,""wheu it has been desired to adjustthem upon one ICC shown in the drawings morepartieularlyin Fig. 4. Imake the eye in two piecesjoined together at right angles by a pin orrivet passing through the flange, which is provided with holes to bescrewed to the jamb, and into the piece which, projecting outwardly fromthe door, serves to guide thelifting-rod. From this mode of constructionit results that the flange may be rotated about the pin,and thus changedfrom one side ofthe rod to the other into any position in the plane ofthe door-jamb and need not be removed for the purpose of adjusting it.

The lower portion of the lifting-rod is described as solid. By this Imean that it does not contain within it any guiding-rod as does theupper tubular portion, although of course it might be made of hollowmaterial, if preferred. 4

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In atransom'lifter, guide-eyes comprising aguiding-eollar and a angepivotally connected thereto,whereby the flange is adjustable in anyposition in the plane of the placeto which it is attached, substantiallyas described.

2. In a transom-lifter, the combination of a lifting-rod comprising alower solid portion andan upper tubular portion having abearing on asolid guide-rod fixed at the upper end, and a solid guide-rod xed at theupper end 3o and furnishing a bearing for the hollon-1 lifting-rod,substantially as described.

8. In a transom-lifter, the combination of a lifting-rod comprising alower solid portion and an upper tubular portion bearing upon a 35guide-rod fixed at the upper end, a guide-rod iixed at the upper endfurnishing a bearing for the hollow lifting-rod, a liftingarm, andadinstable guide eyes, substantially as described.

JOHN F. VVOLLENSAK.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM E. GILL, GEORGE S. PAYsoN.

